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NCLEX Nutrition

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1. Protein stores show short term changes of which lab value






2. Promote normal metabolism - and prevent this nutrient from being used for energy






3. How much meat/beans should be eaten?






4. The higher the BMR a client has --






5. How much more calories are needed for pregnancy?






6. What is the recording tool for all foods/beverages consumed in last 24 hours includes time - location - portion?






7. How much milk is to be consumed per day?






8. If fat intake is insufficient then expect these medical problems






9. What type of fat is to kept to an all time low for consumption?






10. Concentrated sources of energy poviding 9 calories/gram






11. What foods are good sources of carbohydrates?






12. How long should a food record or journal is analyzed for nutrient content?






13. Name six sources of grains






14. These nutrients required for proper growth - development - body repair - fluid and electrolyte balance - produce enzymes - hormones and antibodies






15. What orange vegetables are good to eat?






16. If patient. has beriberi - or wernicke korsakoff syndrome what type of foods would be needed?






17. What milk products are avoided in the pyramid and not a good supply of calcium?






18. What does DASH stand for?






19. What is RDA of protein?






20. What is the function of vitamin C?






21. If a patient. was riboflavin B2 deficient what foods are good sources of B2?






22. What are the 5 major functions of vitamins?






23. When does BMR increase?






24. What does basal metabolic rate BMR calculate?






25. What clinical administration is used and checked by albumin - prealbumin - and transferrin and overall nutrtion?






26. Sources of fats






27. What type of people need extra protein?






28. This tool assesses each body system for nutrent excess or deficiency






29. What foods are good if patient. is vitamin A defecient and/or suffer from night blindness or xeropthalmia?






30. If patient. is deficient with this vitamin - what foods will help scurvy or bleeding gums?






31. Fats are needed for proper absorption of these vitamins






32. What are healthy sources of fats?






33. When does BMR decrease?






34. What illness is a direct result of vitamin D deficiency?






35. How much more calories are needed for lactation?






36. Where can you find good sources of vitamin K?






37. How many cal/gram are carbohydrates?






38. How much vegetables are to be eaten per day?






39. These cannot be synthesized by body and must be obtained by diet






40. What type of albumin levels will show malnutrtion?






41. How much fruit is to be eaten/day?






42. Waist circumference correlates apple versus pear body type and reflects risk pattern for disease






43. What foods are carbohydrates and provide energy?






44. If protein stores become depleted which can neagatively affect immune system of which lab value






45. Fats can lead to some medical problems






46. How much grains are to be eaten per day?






47. Where can you get more vitamin D?






48. What function is vitamin A?






49. What lab value shows iron stores of visceral body protein?






50. What foods are needed for this deficiency of nutritional anemia - or neural tube defects?